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Judy O'Brien is a venture partner at Incubic Ventures and an Executive Vice President of International Strategy and General Counsel at Obopay, Inc., which provides a comprehensive mobile payments service. From start-up to IPO of venture-backed start-ups, Judy has been the business lawyer for many of the premier high tech companies that have truly shaped Silicon Valley: companies like Juniper Networks, Sun Microsystems, and LSI Logic. Judy became known as "the first lawyer to meet" for entrepreneurs looking for venture funding, as she has worked very effectively with all the top tier venture firms on Sand Hill Road. Judy's reputation and network put her just a single phone call from any of the top technology movers in Silicon Valley. Throughout her career, Judy has acted as a business adviser to her clients. She continues to actively play that role at Incubic. In addition to Juniper, Sun, and LSI in her 20 years at Silicon Valley's premier law firm, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Judy has been counsel to KLA/Tencor, Avanex, Coherent, New Focus, and many others. She received her law degree from UCLA, where she was named to the Order of the Coif, and her BA, with honors, from Smith College. | 